roof

English

/ɹuːf/

noun
Definitions
  • The external covering at the top of a building.
  • The top external level of a building.
  • The upper part of a cavity.
  • (mining) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
  • (rockclimbing) An overhanging rock wall

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English rof inherited from Old English hrōf (ceiling, top, roof, sky, heaven, summit) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą (roof).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hrōfą

Gloss

roof

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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